Environmental Science Resource Guide: Dictionaries, Directories, and Encyclopedias

"Expert-reviewed information about the Earth. For everyone." Supported by the Environmental Information Coalition and the National Council for Science and the Environment.

The ATSDR is a federal public health agency that serves the public by providing information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances. This glossary defines words used by the ATSDR in communicating with the public.

Produced by Ken and Roberta Barbalace, this dictionary is an educational resource for the student and the public in general. Definitions have linked terms.

HSDB is a searchable, peer-reviewed data file that deals with the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals. It consists of over 4,000 individual chemical records.

Glossary of environmental terms, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Produced by Bruno Kestemont of the Centre for Economic and Social Studies on the Environment (CESSE) in Brussels, this is a huge annotated list of carefully selected internet environmental directories for more than 650 environmental subjects. Contains some dead links.

Provides links to the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Natural History research centers and publications that deal with environmental issues. These websites generally include full-text publications, current data, and images.

Supported by the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) and the Environmental Information Coalition, this resource provides free fulltext access to articles, reports, books, images, and videos provided by scholars, professionals, educators, practitioners and other experts.